Articles by Cassandra Douglas

The council meeting on Monday seemed to rekindle many bitter feelings about the ongoing Ellwood Electric situation. Several of the visitors that attended the meeting were there specifically in regards to see what changes to the electric issues have been made since the last couple of council meetings. Dave Gulish, the creator of Standing up to Ellwood Electric and owner of his own private investigation company located in Ellwood, spoke the minds of many Ellwood residents when he stood in front of council Monday night and asked what solutions have been reached or are being actively pursued to help those…

Ellwood City residents may expect to be paying higher taxes in the new year after council voted to pass a bond during their regular meeting on Monday. The exact wording of the motion was, “a motion would be in order to authorize a bond issue in the amount of $9 million for the purpose of building a new public works facility, electric facility, purchase a new fire truck, the Borough’s match for a Multi-modal Grant and the installation/maintenance of streets/infrastructure.” Council discussed the motion before deciding to pass it; David DeCaria, the council Vice President, reminded that although the Borough…

The monthly regular meeting was held last night; many things were voted on and discussed. The meeting started with a call to order followed by the roll call, Major Court was absent. There were two commendations, Jim Spielvogel was awarded the Operator Ingenuity Award, and Christ Presbyterian Church was recognized for 125 years of service. The commedations were followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and then visitors were asked to present any comments or questions they may have. Dave Gulish, a previous resident of Ellwood, was the first of several visitors to voice their concerns. He asked Bob Villella, the…

Dave Gulish, a previous resident of Ellwood and activist against the current Ellwood Electric situation, attended last nights council meeting in order to publicly state his concerns. Gulish was the first of the visitors to speak, he started by asking Bob Villella, the borough manager, what changes have been made to the electric bills and the electric company window hours; he gave the example that he received a late fee on his most recent bill, however, he never got it in the mail, and he claims that the electric company was fully aware of him never receiving the bill. Villella…

Yesterday held the agenda meeting for the month, the following was discussed and will be voted on at the next meeting on Monday the 19th: Christopher Brant asked council for approval on his proposed community project for Boy Scouts, (read the full story here). A visitor asked council about a previous 90 minute parking proposal due claims of students taking up parking spaces in front of homes, that had yet to be resolved. Connie MacDonald, the council president, said it will be discussed in the meeting but it won’t be voted on until next week. Another visitor expressed his concerns…